The Yoruba football star who has cut ties with his father Kehinde

Alli, however, is not in this group.

According to his father Kehinde, Dele Alli is a Yoruba prince through his birth.

When Dele Alli first burst onto the scene with Tottenham in the 2015/2016 season, his name quickly struck a chord among Nigerians.

The name ‘Dele” was clearly of Yoruba descent and soon enough it bespoke that he was born to a Nigerian father Kehinde.

Dele Alli's dad in desperate plea to repair relationship after Tottenham star refuses to wear name on shirt

The father of footballer Dele Alli has reportedly made a desperate plea to repair their relationship after the Tottenham star refused to wear the family name on his shirt.

The midfielder ditched 'Alli' from his Spurs shirt this season after revealing he feels 'no connection' to it .